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Beach Camp (298.5) to Rainbow Bridge Camp (310)
11.5 miles
The campsite I had chosen was just wonderful: a nice little beach under a bridge. Of course I didn't stay there alone for long. It was late afternoon when a couple of other hikers…

Small stream camp (286.7) to Beach Camp (298.5)
11.7 miles
After yesterday's big day today was meant to be a bit shorter. I was aiming for the bridge near Splinter's Cabin. Under the bridge some nice beachy campsites were supposed to be as…

Hwy 18 (266.1) to Small Stream Camp (286.7)
20.6 miles
It was the three of us taking the 7 am shuttle from the hostel back to Hwy 18. Smiles, another guy without trailname and me. I started hiking at around 7:20 and leapfrogged with Smiles…

0 miles
Three years ago it took me five minutes to enter the bus in Big Bear Lake. Still suffering from my knee injury I had decided to move along the trail with public transportation and meet my fellow hiker Navigator again. The hostel seemed…

Arrastre Trail Camp (256.2) to Hwy 18 (266.1)
9.9 miles
The night had been cold but not as bad as the last one. I managed to stay in my sleeping bag until short before 6 am but then had to leave my tent to jump behind a tree.
I went to sleep…

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Mission Camp (239.9) to Arrestre Trailcamp (256.2)
16.3 miles
I woke up from a freezing cold night. It was actually hard to stay warm in the tent. I wished the campfire was still going... My goal for today was to get to the next watersource…

Mission Creek Camp (226.2) to Mission Camp (239.9)
13.7 miles
When I pulled up my tent zippers Smiles was all packed up and ready to go. I wasn't in a hurry so I wished him Happy Trails and turned around again. It had been my best night on…

Interstate 10 (209.5) to Mission Creek camp (226.2)
16.7 miles
I woke up in a wonderful warm and cozy bed at Mary's and Jim's place. My friends had picked me up again at the I10 and had given me another wonderful day of rest, plenty of food…

Windy camp (201.1) to Interstate 10 (209.5)
8.4 miles
I didn't have to wake up at all. The wind had kept me up all night. And not only the wind. The temperature didn't drop at all and so I was sweating underneath my sleeping bag which I needed…

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Off-trail camp to windy camp
14,9 miles
Some pain in my left knee made me wake up in the middle of the night. It felt like an upcoming problem and I immediately thought about taking some Ibuprofen. But I decided against it as I didn't want…

Idyllwild to off-trail camp
7.8 miles (+ 2.5 miles on devils side trail)
I woke up and packed my stuff. The hiker shuttle was supposed to leave at 8am to take us up to Humber Park. I didn't look forward to climbing up on the 2.5 miles long…

Zero miles (except the ones I walk around town)
Last time I had been to Idyllwild I could hardly walk. I went around town to see Doctor Bill the physical therapist here and to get an x-ray at the health center. The friendliness of the locals…

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